Everything is ready for the 63rd Trofeo Laigueglia presented by Coop Liguria, scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. The Ligurian classic, now in its 63rd edition, attracts 24 teams from 13 countries to the start line, confirming itself as one of the first major appointments of professional European cycling at the beginning of the season.

The participation will be of great caliber: 9 UCI WorldTour formations, the "Serie A" of international cycling, plus 10 UCI ProTeam and 5 UCI Continental teams. Among the WorldTour teams at the start: Bahrain Victorious, EF Education–EasyPost, Groupama–FDJ, Lotto–Intermarché, NSN Cycling Team, Soudal Quick-Step, Team Jayco AlUla, UAE Team Emirates and XDS Astana Team.

Many important names among the foreign riders on the list, including Richard Carapaz, Michael Storer, Marc Hirschi, Romain Gregoire, Benoit Cosnefroy, Felix Grossschartner, Wout Poels, David Gaudu, Alex Aranburu, Mikkel Honoré, as well as young talents such as Antonio Morgado, Adria Pericas, Pablo Torres and Gustave Blanc.

Notable presences among Italian riders as well with Christian Scaroni, Diego Ulissi, Simone Velasco, Alessandro Covi, Andrea Vendrame, Lorenzo Rota, Gianmarco Garofoli, Davide De Pretto, Alessandro Verre, Fausto Masnada, Filippo Conca, Marco Frigo, Alessandro Pinarello, Samuele Battistella, Luca Paletti, Simone Gualdi and Davide Donati.

The race is supported by title sponsor Coop Liguria, a distribution company present in Liguria and Lower Piedmont with over 50 retail outlets, 2,700 employees and almost 400,000 members, and by partners such as Suzuki, Massigen, Acqua Eva, Caffè Borbone, Icose Spa, Ditta F.lli Garofalo and Diamant DMT. The technical organization of the 63rd Trofeo Laigueglia presented by Coop Liguria, for which the Municipality of Laigueglia holds the registered trademark, is entrusted to ExtraGiro Race, a sports group chaired by Marco Selleri and already responsible for the technical organization of the event in 2023 and 2024.

The 63rd Trofeo Laigueglia presented by Coop Liguria is part of the 2026 Coppa Italia delle Regioni, the third edition of the challenge coordinated by the Professional Cycling League between the best Italian and international cycling teams, included in the UCI ProSeries circuit and in the UCI Europe Tour calendar.

Start from Albenga, finish in Laigueglia: a route between tradition and innovation
The 192 km route with 2,900 meters of elevation gain combines some aspects of tradition with significant innovations. For the first time, the start is from Albenga, with the official start on Via Enrico d'Aste (adjacent to Piazza San Michele) and the start village in Piazza del Popolo, with the aim of creating synergy that, as happens in major international sporting events, allows local administrations to work together and share resources and opportunities to ensure the continuity of major events such as the Trofeo Laigueglia.

After a first passage through Laigueglia, the race faces in sequence Capo Mele, Capo Cervo and Capo Berta, then crosses Imperia and tackles the Cipressa, the iconic climb of the Milan-San Remo (5.6 km with an average gradient of 4% and peaks over 7%).

Another innovation is represented by the inclusion of a 12.6 km section on the Ciclovia Riviera dei Fiori, awarded the Green Road Award 2025 and built on the former coastal railway route. An infrastructure symbol of Ligurian sustainable mobility, now a reference point for cycle tourism and daily low-impact travel. Its presence in the route strengthens the link between professional cycling, territorial promotion and the enhancement of cycling networks.

The race then tackles Capo Berta, Capo Cervo and Capo Mele in reverse, until reaching Laigueglia for a first climb of Colla Micheri (2 km, average gradient 8%). After the descent, riders face Testico (7 km, gradient 4.6%) and Cima Paravenna (7.3 km, gradient 5.2%) before descending to Villanova d'Albenga and returning to Laigueglia, taking Via Monaco to the Colla Micheri circuit, the decisive climb, which is repeated three times in the final. The finish in Laigueglia is on Corso Badarò, a return to tradition on the waterfront of the beautiful Ligurian village.

THE STARTERS

XDS Astana Team
1. SCARONI Christian
2. CONCI Nicola
3. SCHRETTL Marco
4. SCALCO Matteo
5. TONEATTI Davide
6. ULISSI Diego
7. VELASCO Simone

UAE Team Emirates - XRG
11. MORGADO Antonio
12. COSNEFROY Benoit
13. GROssSCHARTNER Felix
14. NOVAK Domen
15. PERICAS Adria
17. VERMAERKE Kevin

Tudor Pro Cycling Team
21. STORER Michael
22. HIRSCHI Marc
23. BRENNER Marco
24. ERIKSSON Jacob
25. SUTER Joel
26. THALMANN Roland
27. WIRTGEN Luc

Bahrain - Victorious
31. TIBERI Antonio
32. BUITRAGO Santiago
33. ERMAKOV Roman
34. KEPPLINGER Rainer
35. OMRZEL Jakob
36. STOCKWELL Oliver
37. BORREMANS Kasper

Soudal Quick-Step
41. GAROFOLI Gianmarco
42. LECERF Junior
44. VANSEVENANT Mauri
45. VERVAEKE Louis
46. SCHOOFS Jasper
47. SOENENS Viktor

Lotto Intermarché
51. ROTA Lorenzo
52. GUALDI Simone
54. FOX Matthew
55. SLOCK Liam
56. ZIMMERMANN Georg
57. EEMAN Kamiel

Team Jayco AlUla
61. CONCA Filippo
62. COVI Alessandro
63. DE PRETTO Davide
66. PORTER Rudy
67. VENDRAME Andrea

Groupama - FDJ United
71. GAUDU David
72. BRAZ AFONSO Clement
73. DONNENWIRTH Tom
74. GREGOIRE Romain
75. PALENI Enzo
76. ROCHAS Remy
77. FOUCHER Esteban

EF Education - EasyPost
81. HONORE Mikkel Frolich
82. NERURKAR Lukas
83. BATTISTELLA Samuele
84. QUINN Sean
85. CARAPAZ Richard
86. RAFFERTY Darren
87. LEONARD Michael

NSN Cycling Team
91. FRIGO Marco
92. COTE Pier-Andre
93. NEILANDS Krists
94. PINARELLO Alessandro
95. SCHULTZ Nick
96. SMITH Dion
97. STRONG Corbin

Unibet Rose Rockets
101. MAIRE Adrien
102. PETER Jannis
103. VERSCHUREN Killian
104. EIKING Odd Christian
105. MERIS Sergio
106. GELEIJN Owen
107. POELS Wout

Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
111. OLDANI Stefano
112. BARCELO Fernando
113. CASTELLON Jan
114. CORRES Gorka
115. LOPEZ Joseba
116. LOSPITAO Pablo
117. IBANEZ Javier

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe Rookies
122. DONATI Davide
123. BLANC Gustave
124. BOCK Max
125. FIETZKE Paul
126. PUTZ Sebastian
127. SCHOONVELDE Gijs

TotalEnergies
131. BURGAUDEAU Mathieu
132. DELETTRE Alexandre
133. BONNET Thomas
134. DOUBEY Fabien
135. LE BERRE Mathis
136. RETAILLEAU Valentin
137. VERCHER Matteo

Team Polti VisitMalta
141. BAIS Davide
142. BAIS Mattia
143. BELLETTA Dario Igor
144. CRESCIOLI Ludovico
145. MIFSUD Andrea
146. GIULIANO Dario
147. TONELLI Alessandro

Solution Tech NIPPO Rali
151. UMBA Santiago
152. BONNEU Kamiel
153. FABBRO Matteo
154. GRANGER Ben
155. IACCHI Alessandro
156. PIRAS Andrea
157. VERRANDO Luca

MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort
161. MASNADA Fausto
162. BRACALENTE Diego
163. GRUSZCZYNSKI Filip
164. FANCELLU Alessandro
165. CRETTI Luca
166. VALENT Mark
167. VERRE Alessandro

Cofidis
171. ARANBURU Alex
172. MAISONOBE Sam
173. ZAMPERINI Edoardo
174. CARR Simon
175. JOALLAND Yael
176. MEEHAN Jamie
177. MONIQUET Sylvain

Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
181. BADILATTI Matteo
182. BAX Sjoerd
183. CALZONI Walter
184. CAMPRUBI Marcel
185. HERMANS Quinten
187. DONOVAN Mark

Bardiani CSF 7 Saber
191. COVILI Luca
192. CRUZ Edward
193. HERRENO Martin Santiago
194. MARTINELLI Alessio
195. PALETTI Luca
196. TOLIO Alex
197. TURCONI Filippo

Biesse - Carrera - Premac
201. BICELLI Michele
202. LEALI Stefano
203. ROSSI Nicola
204. TRAVELLA Nicholas
205. SLESARENKO Ilya
206. VESCO Leonardo
207. ZUMSTEG Nicola

General Store - Essegibi - F.Lli Curia
211. NEMBRINI Diego
212. MENSHOV Ivan
213. GRENAAE Alfred
214. BOSIO Tommaso
216. D'AIUTO Filippo
217. DE CASSAN Davide

Petrolike
221. CALLEJAS Edison Alejandro
222. QUINTERO Juan Diego
223. PONOMAR Andrii
224. PRIETO Jose Juan
225. PRIETO Jose Antonio
226. ZARATE Michael
227. VILLA Giacomo

Beltrami TSA Tre Colli
231. BIANCALANI Andrea
232. BELLERI Michael
233. PERANI Riccardo
234. ROSSI Leonardo
235. TELA Raffaele
236. BUONGIORNO Simone
237. MONTANARI Lorenzo